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b'There\\u2019s something intrinsic about humanity and a survival instinct. Most of us will do whatever we can to keep our head above water, to take one more breath in and out\\u2026to keep breathing and keep our heart beating.\\n\\nBut God\\u2019s intent for His children, His creation, wasn\\u2019t limited to survival. He intends for us to thrive. \\u201cI have come that you may have life to the full.\\u201d (John 10:10).\\n\\n\\u201cLife is hard and heartache, tragedy and loss aren\\u2019t selective or rare. But for many people, as soon as they make it through the given crisis, they stop there. They stagnate,\\u201d she says, reflecting on her own season of loss and the dark days when all she could do was breathe in and out.\\n\\nJust four years ago, Natasha\\u2019s father, 58 at the time, was doing a simple task he\\u2019d done hundreds of times before. There was no drama. There was no build up. There was no warning. While cleaning his guns one day, one misfired, placing a bullet in his chest. He died soon thereafter. \\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edboston/message'